A Brit examines Thanksgiving via the writings of Willa Cather. (The Telegraph)

Read any good books this year? The New York Times posts its 100 Notable Books of 2011. (The New York Times)

While The Telegraph lines up its favorite memoirs of the year. (The Telegraph)

Two writers make Life Magazine’s compilation of its 75 best photos: Papa Hemingway kicking a can, and this dramatic shot of Russian dissident, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, demonstrating how freedom feels. (Life)